Necrotizing Fasciitis from a PAPER CUT

[anticoagulationurse]

Scary! I have a patient who had a normal little paper cut. She worked in a medical records department. Two weeks later her arm was being eaten alive from the inside out by necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating bacteria). Yikes! (She had a fasciotomy and is fine now).

[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

When I was doing disaster medical coverage at Katrina, a man developed NF from a tetorifice shot. His entire arm was infected. Never did see him again, hope is ok...